VISCOUNT GALWAY'S HOUNDS. 67 



Martin Beck. A racing forty-five minutes. Mixed 

 pack, 17 couples ; wind, north. 



February 6th, 1891.— Met at Welham Old Bar. 

 Found in Castle Hill Wood and ran away by Wel- 

 ham to Hayton, nearly to Wheatley Wood and to 

 his right to Sturton. Very fast. Here a bother at 

 the railway, but hunted on by Leverton, up to 

 Caddo ws, where we got up to him and killed him. 

 Altogether, two hours ten minutes. Found again 

 in Castle Hill Wood, and raced away to the Clar- 

 boro' Tunnel, Mormon Wood, down to Sturton, 

 round by Leverton and back to Caddow, then 

 down to the railway to ground under the lane 

 below Mormon Wood, where we soon got him. A 

 very fine day's sport. Fifty-seven minutes. 

 Bitches, 18 couples. 



February 14th, 1891. — Met at Jockey House. 

 Drew Patmore and Apley Head blank. Found in 

 Eaton Breck, raced away for Retford, to his right, 

 by Eaton Bog up to Elkesley, away to the Lawn 

 Covert for Markham Moor, on over the river by 

 Jacket Mill, and to ground by the White Houses, 

 where we bolted and killed him. Fifty-five 

 minutes. Bitches, 16 couples ; wind, north-west. 

 February 26th, 1891. — Hunted at Whitwell 

 after 12 degrees of frost, and killed a fox after two 

 hours' work. This now makes sixteen foxes killed 

 in twelve consecutive days' hunting. 



March 9th, 1891. — Met at Scaftworth. Found 

 in the hills, ran very hard over the river, straight 



